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Strategies for water quality improvement for Adelaide’s coastal waters
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 18.10.11)
EPA 894/11: This information sheet is part of a series to support water quality improvement for Adelaide coastal waters.
info_acwqip_strategies.pdf (94.6 kb)
Community vision and environmental values for Adelaide's coastal waters
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 18.10.11)
EPA 893/11: This information sheet is part of a series to support water quality improvement for Adelaide coastal waters.
Inputs to coastal waters
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 15.09.09)
EPA 771/09: This information sheet is part of a series of Fact Sheets on the Adelaide coastal waters and findings of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
Action to improve Adelaide coastal waters, 22 February 2008
Document: Corporate - Media/news (published 22.02.08)
An action plan being developed to improve the quality of Adelaide’s coastal waters will enhance extensive efforts already underway to address problems identified by the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study released today.
Technical Report No. 7 - In-situ field measurements for Adelaide Coastal Waters Study
Document: Water - Report (published 01.05.06)
The Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS) is a multi-disciplinary project that aims at understanding factors that contribute to seagrass loss, coastal erosion, and water quality degradation, which have been of public concern in South Australia over the last decades.
Technical Report No. 17 - The loads of particulate matter and atmospheric nitrogen deposited from wet and dryfall to Adelaide metro coastal waters
Document: Water - Report (published 01.03.06)
The contribution of dryfall and wetfall to inputs of nitrogen into metropolitan Adelaide Coastal Waters is a minor component of the overall load.
Technical Report No. 4 - Estimation of groundwater and groundwater N discharge to the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study area
Document: Water - Report (published 01.09.05)
One of the suspected causes for the decline of seagrasses in the coastal waters of Adelaide (South Australia) is from an excess input of nitrogen (N) causing eutrophication (excess algal growth).
Technical Report No. 5 - Distribution of Suspended Matter in Adelaide Coastal Waters Using SeaWiFS Data
Document: Water - Report (published 01.08.05)
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) satellite data were used to examine spatial and temporal variability of suspended matter in the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS) region in relation to seagrass degradation issues.
Technical Report No. 8 - Physical oceanographic studies of Adelaide coastal waters using high res modeling, in-situ observations and satellite techni
Document: Water - Report (published 01.07.05)
Along the Adelaide coastal waters, freshwater discharges from rivers and storm water occur directly onto the nearshore zone.
Adelaide Coastal Waters Study
Document: Water - Report (published 01.08.04)
These consolidated Stage 2 and 3 Research Plans have been compiled by the CSIRO Environmental Projects Office, as Project Managers engaged by the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to manage the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
Water quality of Adelaide's metropolitan coastal waters
Document: Water - Brochure (published 01.02.04)
In February 1995 the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) began a long-term water quality monitoring program to assess the quality of the water in the metropolitan coastal waters of Gulf St Vincent.
stvincent_summary.pdf (635.6 kb)
Ambient water quality monitoring of the Gulf St Vincent metropolitan coastal waters 1995 – 2002, Report 2
Document: Water - Report (published 01.01.04)
This report summarises the water quality of the metropolitan coastal waters of Gulf St Vincent between February 1995 and July 2002.
Adelaide Coastal Waters Study, Final Report Volume 1
Document: Water - Report (published 01.11.07)
The Final Report of the ACWS integrates a large amount of knowledge derived through the Study, most of it delivered through local areas of expertise - original work that discovered important relationships between Adelaide’s coastal ecosystem and its range of inputs.
Technical Report No. 19 - An integrated environmental monitoring program for Adelaide's coastal waters
Document: Water - Report (published 01.06.06)
In this report, we present a scientifically credible and cost-effective long-term monitoring program that will assist the Adelaide region’s marine and natural resource managers to track changes and assess the impact of management strategies implemented for Adelaide’s coastal region.
Adelaide Coastal Waters Study Overview Brochure
Document: Water - Brochure (published 01.02.08)
A summary of the study, outcomes and recommendations.
Technical Report No. 15 - Assessment of the effects of inputs to the Adelaide coastal waters on the seagrasses, Amphibolis and Posidonia
Document: Water - Report (published 01.08.06)
Since the 1940s, over 5000 ha of seagrasses have been lost from the Adelaide metropolitan coastline.
Technical Report No. 14 - Field surveys 2003-2005: Assessment of the quality of Adelaide's coastal waters, sediments and seagrasses
Document: Water - Report (published 01.07.06)
Major losses of subtidal seagrasses (viz. Amphibolis and Posidonia) have occurred along the Adelaide metropolitan coastline (particularly in Holdfast Bay), with possible links to anthropogenic activities including land-based discharges.
Technical Report No. 18 - Volumes of inputs, their concentrations and loads received by Adelaide metropolitan coastal waters
Document: Water - Report (published 01.07.06)
This is the final report of the ACWS Input Studies. The report provides answers to specific stakeholder questions.
ACWS Research Summary 2004—Towards informed managment of Adelaide's coastal waters
Document: Water - Report (published 01.01.04)
This summary document has been compiled to provide a simple, concise overview of the Study, the issues, and the research tasks.
acws_research_2004.pdf (2.4 mb)
Background report for the Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Plan - Report 4
Document: Water - Report (published 20.09.11)
Report 4 Modelling the catchments of Adelaide coastal waters
Background report for the Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Plan - Report 3
Document: Water - Report (published 20.09.11)
Report 3 Sample of programs and activities relevant to water quality improvement for Adelaide’s coastal waters
Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Plan
Document: Water - Brochure (published 31.05.11)
The Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Plan (ACWQIP) provides a long-term strategy to achieve and sustain water quality consistent with community expectations for Adelaide’s coastal waters.
Technical Report No. 20 - Physical oceanographic studies of Adel coast waters using high-res modelling, in-situ observations and satellite techniques
Document: Water - Report (published 01.05.07)
This report details the numerical modelling of circulation and transport of suspended sediments and nutrients using several modules undertaken as part of Project PPM2 of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
What can householders do?
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 03.03.11)
This information sheet is part of a series of Fact Sheets on the Adelaide coastal waters and findings of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
info_householders.pdf (346.3 kb)
Seagrass health
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 15.09.09)
EPA 768/09: This information sheet is part of a series of Fact Sheets on the Adelaide coastal waters and the findings of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
acws_seagrass_health.pdf (209.8 kb)
Importance of seagrass
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 15.09.09)
EPA 767/09: This information sheet is part of a series of Fact Sheets on Adelaide coastal waters and the findings of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
Changes in urban environments
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 15.09.09)
EPA 769/09: This information sheet is part of a series of Fact Sheets on the Adelaide coastal waters and the findings of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
Physical processes
Document: Water - Information sheet (published 15.09.09)
EPA 770/09: This information sheet is part of a series of Fact Sheets on the Adelaide coastal waters and findings of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study (ACWS).
Better waterways across Australia brochure
Document: Water - Brochure (published 01.07.08)
Implementation of the National Water Quality Management Strategy sets environmental values and water quality objectives for waters including surface waters, groundwater and coastal waters.
Water quality improvement plan brochure
Document: Water - Brochure (published 01.07.08)
A Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) can be developed for rivers, groundwater and coastal waters.
